Dear Uncle Steve: I can’t stop cheating on my husband!
August 31, 2008
Dear Uncle Steve,
Please help me. I’m 22 years of age, live in Canterbury and have been married for just over two years. I have a one year old child and my husband Tony is currently working away for eight months in the Middle East. Read more
Advice on Teenage Anorexia
August 31, 2008
Your teenage daughter is showing signs of anorexia. She will not eat in front of the family, she will only eat a few foods, especially those low in fat and calories, and more worryingly she appears to base her self-worth on body weight and body image. Further you have recently discovered a supply of laxatives in her bedroom. Read more
Advice on Teenage Depression.
August 31, 2008
Your 15 year old son is showing signs of teenage depression. Over the last few months he has become plagued by feelings of worthlessness, making him extremely vulnerable to criticism, rejection, and failure. Read more
Family therapy with Uncle Steve
August 31, 2008
I have just completed a session with 17-year old Sarah Lynn who suffered from severe depression. Sarah believed she was a total failure and would never be able to change anything in her life. She also felt all her shortcomings were her own fault. Where, I ask myself, did such a young person acquire this negative and fatalistic thinking? Read more
‘Lack of sponsorship affects our performance’ admits Gerrard
August 31, 2008
As sports journalists throughout Britain try to make sense of the nations top footballer’s inability to perform at international level, England and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has given his honest opinion as to why a group of players, who play so well in the premiership perform so badly when they play as the Three Lions. Read more
“I think we have fecked up” admits local Council
August 30, 2008
At a time when cash strapped local authorities are having to account for every penny they spend, Dumfries and Galloway Council in South West Scotland is being heavily criticised for spending over £220 million on a 80,000 capacity stadium for a local football club whose average attendance last season was a mere 630. Read more
“Saddam had Bridge Work done on N.H.S.” claims nutty Boris
August 30, 2008
London’s new Mayor Boris Johnson has criticised the Government over what he sees as double standards regarding dental care in Britain today. Read more
Writers refuse to be funny as talks break off.
August 30, 2008
A strike by American comedy writers began just after midnight on Monday, as last-minute negotiations between screenwriters and producers to avert a walkout failed. Read more
“When will we, will we be famous”
August 30, 2008
The date 24th August 1989. The venue Wembley Arena. Thirteen thousand screaming young nubiles greeted the arrival on stage of two peroxide brothers or ‘Bros’ as they became known, who had, over the previous two years, dominated the British singles charts with their subtle blend of ‘Bentley Blue’ motown and irreverent political satire. Read more
Lawrence Corruption Claim Unfounded
August 30, 2008
Three weeks ago claims that the Stephen Lawrence murder investigation was affected by a corrupt relationship between a policeman and the father of one of the suspects were ‘proved to be unfounded’, a police watchdog ruled. Read more